November 2, 2004, Bad stuff beyond our borders
It appears that Sudanese army and police forces have surrounded at least three refugee camps in the Darfur region of that country, forcing relief agencies to remove workers and cutting off refugees in the camps from the outside world. Apparently, "angry Arabs" are gathering near the camps, supposedly in retaliation for the kidnappings of a number of Arabs by the Darfur rebel groups, who are mostly Black Africans.
Chosing the cover of an American election to minimize, or at least delay, responsive action from the rest of the world, just might not be a coincidence.
None of this bodes well: at best, this will amount to a forced relocation of the refugees to their home villages where they will be much more vulnerable to attacks from Arab militias (the "Janjaweed"), many of which are backed by government helicopter gunships. At worst, we may be looking at a potential horror show: the names Golu, Zaleinge and Nertetie camps could join Srebrenica and Rwanda in the realm of modern massacres. Let's hope they don't.
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After the recent disaster with W being reelected, I needed some entertainment. So, I turn to trusty old AOL Television and spot their Seinfeld Greatest Moments promotion. One of the moments, No. 21, is "Elaine's Rabies" After clicking on it, I became horrified by the image of Elaine with a more than ample amount of DNA sprayed all over her face! I thought I was misdirected into some internet bukake site, but no, there was no mistake. First Kerry, and now Elaine. Who's next?
Posted by Miss Jones at November 3, 2004 12:35 PM
Well, I lost my bet with W. As a result, my new name is Bukakis (bukake + dukakis). Plus, this is now my official website and email address. Oh well, could be worse, now Theresa will leave me alone.
Posted by Anonymous at November 3, 2004 10:14 PM
There's the address. Looks like I screwed up again. I can't figure out why Terry McAuliffe is so happy.
Posted by Bukakis at November 3, 2004 10:16 PM